Papua New Guinea Electricity
Generation (2024)#132 World
4.73TWh+0.02% YoY
Consumption (2024)#133 World
4.4TWh+0.02% YoY
Generation Mix (2024)
Fossil Fuels (oil + gas + coal)
(nuclear + renewables) Low-Carbon
76.4%23.6%
Electricity Generation in Papua New Guinea
- Net electricity generation in Papua New Guinea reached 4.73 terawatt-hours in 2024 (#132 in the world), an increase of 0.02% from 4.73 terawatt-hours in 2023. This is equivalent to 0.02% of global electricity generation.
- In 2024, fossil fuels generated 76.4% (3.61 terawatt-hours) of electricity in Papua New Guinea and renewables 23.6% (1.12 terawatt-hours).
- Papua New Guinea reduced its fossil fuel use for electricity generation 2024 by 0.01% compared to 2023, with low-carbon sources (renewables) generating 23.6% of the total electricity.
Electricity Consumption in Papua New Guinea
- Papua New Guinea consumed 4.4 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2024 (#133 in the world), an increase of 0.02% from 2023. This represents 0.02% of the world's total electricity consumption.
- Per capita, electricity consumption in Papua New Guinea averaged 416 kilowatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 1.14 kilowatt-hours per day (#165 in the world).
Installed Electricity Capacity in Papua New Guinea
- Papua New Guinea had a total installed electricity capacity of 1.15 gigawatts in 2024 (#132 in the world), an increase of 2.7% from the previous year.
- fossil fuels made up 65.3% and renewables at 34.7% of Papua New Guinea's installed capacity in 2024.
- Papua New Guinea's power plants ran at an overall capacity factor of 46.9% in 2024, with fossil fuels at 54.8%, hydro at 35.1% and solar at 15.6%.
Electricity Imports & Exports in Papua New Guinea
- No electricity imports or exports is reported for Papua New Guinea.
Grid Efficiency in Papua New Guinea
- Distribution losses in Papua New Guinea were 0.33 terawatt-hours in 2024, equivalent to 6.9% of total generation, down from 12% in 2014.
Electricity Balance in Papua New Guinea
- In 2024, Papua New Guinea generated approximately 0.01 terawatt-hours per day and consumed 0.01 terawatt-hours per day. This represents a daily surplus of 0.0009 terawatt-hours.
Papua New Guinea Electricity History (1980-2024)
| Generation | Consumption | Capacity | Trade | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.73 | +0.02% | 132 | 0.02% | 4.4 | +0.02% | 133 | 0.02% | 416 | 1.15 | +2.7% | 132 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 2023 | 4.73 | +3% | 131 | 0.02% | 4.4 | +3% | 134 | 0.02% | 423.4 | 1.12 | +3.6% | 134 | 0.01% | — | — | — | 0.33 |
| 2022 | 4.59 | +1.2% | 127 | 0.02% | 4.27 | +0.35% | 132 | 0.02% | 418.4 | 1.08 | +0.3% | 132 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 2021 | 4.53 | +10.3% | 127 | 0.02% | 4.25 | +13.5% | 131 | 0.02% | 424.9 | 1.08 | −14.4% | 131 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 2020 | 4.11 | −4% | 129 | 0.02% | 3.75 | −4% | 133 | 0.02% | 381.9 | 1.26 | +0.89% | 129 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 2019 | 4.28 | −1.6% | 129 | 0.02% | 3.91 | −1.5% | 132 | 0.02% | 406.5 | 1.25 | +15.8% | 129 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 2018 | 4.35 | +0.06% | 126 | 0.02% | 3.97 | −0.22% | 130 | 0.02% | 422.1 | 1.08 | +9.6% | 130 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 2017 | 4.35 | −8.8% | 127 | 0.02% | 3.97 | −10% | 130 | 0.02% | 433 | 0.98 | +0% | 132 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 2016 | 4.76 | +5.2% | 125 | 0.02% | 4.41 | +8% | 128 | 0.02% | 492.6 | 0.98 | +7.2% | 128 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 2015 | 4.53 | +6% | 125 | 0.02% | 4.09 | +8.6% | 129 | 0.02% | 467.4 | 0.92 | +4.9% | 130 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 2014 | 4.27 | +6.7% | 125 | 0.02% | 3.76 | +5.9% | 131 | 0.02% | 441.3 | 0.87 | +2.1% | 129 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
| 2013 | 4.01 | +7.3% | 126 | 0.02% | 3.55 | +7.7% | 130 | 0.02% | 427.9 | 0.86 | +9.2% | 130 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 |
| 2012 | 3.73 | +2.7% | 127 | 0.02% | 3.3 | +2.2% | 131 | 0.02% | 408.2 | 0.78 | +1.5% | 130 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 2011 | 3.64 | +3.8% | 127 | 0.02% | 3.23 | +4.3% | 129 | 0.02% | 410.8 | 0.77 | +0% | 130 | 0.01% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 2010 | 3.5 | +4.1% | 128 | 0.02% | 3.1 | +3.8% | 130 | 0.02% | 405.6 | 0.77 | +2.2% | 130 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 2009 | 3.37 | −1.1% | 127 | 0.02% | 2.98 | +5.6% | 129 | 0.02% | 402.7 | 0.76 | +1.6% | 129 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 2008 | 3.4 | +1.5% | 125 | 0.02% | 2.82 | −0.18% | 130 | 0.02% | 393.1 | 0.74 | +5.5% | 128 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.58 |
| 2007 | 3.35 | −1.8% | 123 | 0.02% | 2.83 | −4.3% | 128 | 0.02% | 406.2 | 0.71 | +4.1% | 127 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.52 |
| 2006 | 3.41 | −5.9% | 122 | 0.02% | 2.96 | −3.6% | 124 | 0.02% | 438 | 0.68 | +0% | 126 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.46 |
| 2005 | 3.63 | +3.4% | 118 | 0.02% | 3.07 | −6.2% | 121 | 0.02% | 469 | 0.68 | +4.6% | 125 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.56 |
| 2004 | 3.51 | +9% | 117 | 0.02% | 3.27 | +8.3% | 116 | 0.02% | 516.6 | 0.65 | +0% | 126 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 2003 | 3.22 | +12% | 117 | 0.02% | 3.02 | +11.3% | 116 | 0.02% | 493 | 0.65 | +11.2% | 126 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 2002 | 2.88 | +7.4% | 120 | 0.02% | 2.71 | +7.9% | 116 | 0.02% | 457.8 | 0.58 | +0% | 128 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 2001 | 2.68 | +23% | 120 | 0.02% | 2.51 | +24% | 118 | 0.02% | 438.9 | 0.58 | +6.3% | 127 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 2000 | 2.18 | +15.6% | 122 | 0.01% | 2.03 | +15.7% | 120 | 0.01% | 366.1 | 0.55 | +1.6% | 128 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 1999 | 1.88 | −9.7% | 122 | 0.01% | 1.75 | −9.7% | 120 | 0.01% | 327.4 | 0.54 | +0.94% | 125 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 |
| 1998 | 2.09 | +33.3% | 118 | 0.02% | 1.94 | +33.3% | 118 | 0.02% | 375.3 | 0.53 | +7% | 124 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 1997 | 1.56 | −8.1% | 124 | 0.01% | 1.45 | −8.1% | 122 | 0.01% | 291.6 | 0.5 | +0% | 122 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 1996 | 1.7 | +11.8% | 122 | 0.01% | 1.58 | +11.8% | 121 | 0.01% | 328.8 | 0.5 | −3.9% | 122 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1995 | 1.52 | −10.9% | 125 | 0.01% | 1.42 | −10.9% | 124 | 0.01% | 305 | 0.52 | +14.1% | 122 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 1994 | 1.71 | +0.29% | 118 | 0.01% | 1.59 | +0.29% | 117 | 0.01% | 355 | 0.46 | −7.1% | 123 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1993 | 1.71 | +0% | 118 | 0.01% | 1.59 | +0% | 117 | 0.01% | 367 | 0.49 | +0% | 122 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1992 | 1.71 | +0% | 115 | 0.01% | 1.59 | +0% | 113 | 0.01% | 380.6 | 0.49 | +0% | 120 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1991 | 1.71 | +0% | 95 | 0.01% | 1.59 | +0% | 94 | 0.01% | 394.3 | 0.49 | +0% | 100 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1990 | 1.71 | +0.83% | 93 | 0.02% | 1.59 | +0.83% | 94 | 0.02% | 406.9 | 0.49 | +0% | 99 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1989 | 1.69 | +1.7% | 93 | 0.02% | 1.57 | +1.7% | 93 | 0.02% | 414.3 | 0.49 | +0% | 98 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1988 | 1.66 | −2.8% | 92 | 0.02% | 1.55 | −2.8% | 91 | 0.02% | 416.4 | 0.49 | +1% | 95 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1987 | 1.71 | +7% | 90 | 0.02% | 1.59 | +7% | 89 | 0.02% | 437.8 | 0.49 | +3.4% | 96 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 1986 | 1.6 | +8.4% | 90 | 0.02% | 1.49 | +8.4% | 90 | 0.02% | 418.1 | 0.47 | +2.9% | 96 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 1985 | 1.47 | +4.1% | 91 | 0.02% | 1.37 | +4.1% | 91 | 0.02% | 394 | 0.46 | −7.1% | 96 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 1984 | 1.42 | +3.5% | 90 | 0.02% | 1.32 | +3.5% | 90 | 0.02% | 386.7 | 0.49 | +4.5% | 93 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 1983 | 1.37 | +10.3% | 91 | 0.02% | 1.27 | +10.3% | 91 | 0.02% | 381.6 | 0.47 | +4.4% | 94 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 1982 | 1.24 | +6.2% | 93 | 0.02% | 1.15 | +6.2% | 92 | 0.02% | 353.3 | 0.45 | +3.7% | 92 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 1981 | 1.17 | −1.8% | 93 | 0.01% | 1.09 | −1.8% | 92 | 0.01% | 339.8 | 0.43 | +34.8% | 91 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 1980 | 1.19 | — | 92 | 0.01% | 1.11 | — | 92 | 0.02% | 353.1 | 0.32 | — | 100 | 0.02% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
See also
Sources
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), International Energy Statistics.